Miles van der Rohe, the noted architect, remarked: “Architecture depends on its time.” The same can be said about business structure--it depends on its time. A paradigm shift is occurring.... read more →
Yogi Berra said, “Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half physical.” His numbers are off, but his on-field stats, glove, and immense popularity landed him in Cooperstown, a... read more →
Edith Wharton, the novelist and social chronicler, remarked “There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. “ Chief Legal Officers are... read more →
Mark Twain said, ““Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits.” So, can big business kick its habit of retaining law firms to handle a majority of its legal matters?... read more →
Michio Kaku, a noted theoretical physicist and futurist, predicts, “The job market of the future will consist of those jobs that robots cannot perform.” Robots have recently entered the legal... read more →
There is no single path to becoming an innovative lawyer. Every lawyer has a unique set of personality traits, skill sets, passions, and priorities. Successful lawyers draw from their personalities... read more →
Congratulations to Canada for its online Small Claims Court that will become mandatory next year. The Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) in British Columbia is slated to hear small claims cases... read more →
Dollar Shave Club was just bought by Unilever for $1 billion. That’s a mighty big number for a five-year old start-up. But the real story is how a start-up could... read more →
“Thought leadership” is an overworked yet fuzzy term. It’s like “emeritus” — people know what it means generally but cannot quite nail it down. And while legal consumers value it... read more →
Anyone remember the Jerry Reed song, “She Got The Goldmine, I Got The Shaft”? The country crooner garnered a Grammy for singing about the inequitable upshot of his divorce. That... read more →